Should Baseball Pitchers Train With Weighted Vests?

Mike Griffin, a former Kansas City Royals strength coach and a moderator on my LetsTalkPitching.com Baseball Forum, had this to say recently about training for baseball pitching with weighted vests:

"I think wearing a weighted vest while throwing is a very bad idea. Specificity is a great thing but it can be carried too far. If it alters your mechanics in any way then it can really mess you up.

"You need to increase strength in the weight room and then apply that added strength and power when you're pitching. Don't mix the two."

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